Seeking expert’s comments on diagnostic protocols for Mononychellus tanajoa, the cassava green mite.

The IPPC just opened the Expert Consultation on Draft Diagnostic Protocols for Mononychellus tanajoa (2018-006). If you are interested in commenting, please access the expert consultation on draft DPs webpage: http://www.ippc.int/en/core-activities/expert-consultation-draft-diagnostic-protocols/

The closing date is 05 April 2021.

In order to download and comment on a draft diagnostic protocol, please email to [email protected] to request access to the protocol you are interested in.

Diagnostic Protocols General principles

• DPs provide the minimum requirements for reliable diagnosis of regulated pests.
• The methods are selected on the basis of their sensitivity, specificity and reproducibility.
• Availability of equipment, the expertise required for these methods and their practicability are also taken into account.
• Harmonization requires compromise.

DPs are not scientific publications but adopted international standards to which IPPC contracting parties have agreed.